Muggle-lovers?

[monika_zaboklicka]

No: HPFGUIDX 156787

DE hate Muggles. That's certain and proven. But I came to think 
that "blood-traitors" and "Muggle-lovers" are hardly much better:
1. Artur's old department at Ministry is clearly considered least-
important. Remember Molly's boasts about his promotion? Arthur had 
had been experienced at protecting Muggles, but who cared? He was 
sent to protect wizards against their follies. They even gave him 
more staff.
2. We were told, repeatedly, that Arthur was absolutely *fascinated* 
with Muggles' machinery. People who are very fond of a subject 
usually become very good at it. Arthur did not. I suppose he was just 
amusing himself and never thought that Muggles' clever little ways 
had been worth studying.
3. Molly is certainly a very family-centered woman. It pains her not 
to have all her children over for holidays. Yet she keeps inviting 
the Grangers' only child to stay at the Burrow, apparently not once 
stopping to think that the poor dentints might like to see their 
Hermione from time to time.
4. The wizards are trigger-happy with "Obliviate", so long as it's 
used on Muggles. Using the charm on fellow wizards seems to be 
considered improper, but hey, who cares if a Muggle keeps wishing 
people Merry Xmas in a midst of summer? Did anybody check that the 
Roberts' were fully back in their senses before they were let to meet 
their Muggle neighbours? I doubt it.
5. Fudge & Co had no right to judge whom the Prime Minister should be 
talking to. They *could* have waited with news about the wizarding 
world till *after* the man had had talked with the President.

Certainly, from a Muggles' perspective, it is not a case of "Lord, 
keep my [wizarding] friends away from me, and I can deal with my 
enemies myself". But it would be better if the Muggle-lovers had 
treated their Muggle friends' security, achievements, families, 
memories and time-tables with more respect.